hotting

English

Etymology

From hot +‎ -ing; see hot (“stolen”), as in hot merchandise.

Noun

hotting (uncountable)

1. (British, slang) Riding in a high-performance stolen car, especially as a form of display.

Verb

hotting

1. present participle and gerund of hot

References

• John Ayto, John Simpson, editors (2008), “hotting”, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137
• OED additions 1997

Anagrams

• to-night, tonight